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RDT Capacity Assessment Report. UNDG Asia-Pacific Meeting session on Pacific Issues, 9 th Feb, 2010 (2.30 pm- 4.30 pm) PIC Development partners. RDT Capacity Assessment Report (draft). Assessment recommended in the M&A System Implementation Plan (April 2009)
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UNDG Asia-Pacific Meeting session on Pacific Issues, 9th Feb, 2010 (2.30 pm- 4.30 pm) PIC Development partners RDT Capacity Assessment Report (draft) • Assessment recommended in the M&A System Implementation Plan (April 2009) • Assessment started May/June 2009 – simple survey questionnaires and selected interviews of UNDG members • Report shared with UNDG A-P & selected RCs late December 2009 for comments
Key points raised in the Report • Relevance – Need more focus on “leadership and oversight of UN reform processes” than provision of technical support • Effectiveness – not as effective as it could be in moving the UN reform agenda forward esp. given lack of clearer intervention strategies • Efficiency – as a reform tool is at stake given its present organization, management and capacity
Key points raised in the Report • Shift of responsibility to provide technical support from DOCO to reg. UNDGs as per M&A system not sustainable & compatible with its strategic oversight role • Main weakness concerns QSA at regional level • UNDG operational advisory capacity in the region with a critical mass of people (5 to 6) detached from regional agencies with no supervisory relationship with regional UNDGs
UNDG A-P and RC Feedback • Report need to be better structured with more region specific & lear recommendations • Lot of potential for the regional UNDGs to play a key role in supporting the UN reforms at the country level (RCs comments) • QSA and Performance appraisal by the expanded regional UNDGs quite recent -hence needs to be given time before assessment
UNDG A-P and RC Feedback • Whether name change from RDT to regional UNDGs entailed change in its ToR - not clear • Establishment of DOCO advisory body at the regional level questioned • Need to strengthen regional UNDG secretariats to commensurate responsibility with capacity
ToR finalised and used • QSA mechanism for expanded UNDG A-P instituted and operationalised • RC/UNCT 2008 appraisal successfully undertaken – best practice in terms of acknowledging notable RC a.is • UN reform issues based interaction with UNDG Chair & RCs in Oct 2009 RC/RR Cluster meeting
Other highlights • Successful inter-Agency Support mission to Pakistan led by UNDG AP member in Dec as part of trouble shooting support • Regional HACT workshop convened for 21 Cs– joint regional UN support • Annual PSG Retreat held to capture 2009 QSA lessons learned and inform way fwd • Facilitated Coordination Officers meeting in the region where importance for all agencies active on the country-level to be represented at the UNDG A-P was stressed
Key priorities • Enhance UN inter-agency regional coordination and coherence to support UNCTs - convening of substantive UNDG A-P Meetings; UNDG A-P portal; facilitating/supporting regional UN reform related events, etc. • Strengthen UNCT capacity for quality programming - CA/PSG draft 2010 Work plan; Strategic consultation with UNDAF Cs; preparation of strategic theme based concept/guidance notes
Performance Management • Effective use of this oversight tool • Roll-out and use of One80 tool • Follow-up and work through DOCO on improving the appraisal system • Enhanced UNDG A-P support - Effective use of additional USD 100,000 to support UNDAF UNCTs; - Timely recruitment of second RCS to take on more substantive and quality assurance work
One80 Competency Development Tool • To provide UNCTs with useful feedback to further develop their performance/delivery of results both as a team and as individual team members • Based on Peer-to-Peer feedback mechanism using behavioral and competency based indicators, and key attributes of highly performing teams • RC and UNCT One80 reports to be used as inputs for RC/UNCT Appraisal process; Individual UNCT member report in agency specific appraisal process
Status in our region • Step 1&2 – Since Dec 15, 2009, 22 countries have confirmed their eligible list of UNCT members for the One80 assessment, this is being loaded into the system • 2 Cs with less then 5 UNCT members have been asked to confirm their participation • Step 3&4- Email notification and Online assessments ongoing • Region specific final closedown of the One80 system to be determined by appraisal dates